Open to NYS employees with one year of permanent competitive service as Project Manager 3, SG25, (previously known as Project Manager 2, SG25) OR in a position at the SG23 level or higher deemed administrative under Section 52.6 of Civil Service Law. The transfer cannot be a second consecutive transfer resulting in advancement of more than two salary grades.
Note: If you are on the examination eligible list for the position title in this location, you do not need to respond to this posting unless you are also eligible for appointment by one of the qualifications listed above. Candidates must be reachable on the current eligible list for this title in order to be list appointed.
Duties Description Under the direction of a senior project manager, the Project Manager 3 will be assigned to the Project Management Office (PMO) within the Chief Portfolio Office (CPO) and will work to complete project deliverables on various assigned projects within a Project Portfolio or Program Area. The incumbent will liaise with various organizational verticals across ITS and Client Agencies to ensure project scope and business needs, schedule and budgets are developed and executed. Duties include, but are not limited to, the following:
•Direct teams managing business-critical smaller programs or high-profile IT projects within a portfolio, program or across portfolios.
•Own all aspects of the successful management of end-to-end project lifecycles
•Ensure that consistent project management methodologies (based on NYS Project Management (PM) Guidebook and PMI's Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) or Agile methodologies) are followed on assigned projects
•Oversee enterprise multi-agency multi-year projects that have multiple delivery dates and expectations and ensure successful phased solution implementations
•Partner with executive management and project teams regarding project-level budget strategy, budget planning, tracking, and managing all aspects of cost management for priority projects
•Maintain budget documentation and works on quarterly reports regarding assigned projects and other critical PM artifacts for the Division of Budget
•Mentor Project Managers (PM 1 & 2 level) and assists them with understanding cost, scope, schedule, and quality, along with risks, issues, communication, resource management, and procurement management for their projects
•Plan work for the team and update work plans on a regular basis in alignment with PMO's needs
•Collaborate with PMO leadership on continuous improvement efforts such as standards, process, and training
•Participate in governance as needed by PMO lead or program manager
•Provide project reporting, project change management, project planning, execution, monitoring and controlling activities for assigned projects within the ITSM tool
•Lead issue resolution activities related to projects and various teams and demonstrate professionalism and thorough understanding of methodologies to help resolve issues and conflicts
•Work with PMO lead to review quality in project management and program management deliveries and roll out PMO deliverable improvement activities based on internal metrics management
•Develop working relationships and represents PMO and ITS Executive Team positively in a variety of venues and champions effective communication and collaboration.
Additional Comments As a note: this posting is for multiple positions
Some positions may require fingerprinting.
May be filled in New York City or other NYS locations
Benefits of Working for NYS
Generous benefits package, worth 65% of salary, including:
Holiday & Paid Time Off
•Thirteen (13) paid holidays annually
•Up to Thirteen (13) days of paid vacation leave annually
•Up to Five (5) days of paid personal leave annually
•Up to Thirteen (13) days of paid sick leave annually for PEF.
•Up to three (3) days of professional leave annually to participate in professional development
Health Care Benefits
•Eligible employees and dependents can pick from a variety of affordable health insurance programs
•Family dental and vision benefits at no additional cost
Additional Benefits
•Up to 50% telecommuting
•New York State Employees' Retirement System (ERS) Membership
•NYS Deferred Compensation
•Access to NY 529 and NY ABLE College Savings Programs, as well as U.S. Savings Bonds
•Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
•And many more.
Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.
Name Jeff Memole
Telephone 518-473-0398
Fax 518-402-4924
Email Address postingresponses@its.ny.gov
Address
Street NYS Office of Information Technology Services

Swan St Building, Core 4, Floor 1
City Albany
State NY
Zip Code 12242
Notes on Applying To apply for this position, please submit a cover letter and resume and indicate that you are applying for the position of Project Manager 3, Ref. #7132 and include the Vacancy ID of this posting in your subject line. Please clearly indicate how you meet the minimum qualifications for this position.
Your Social Security number may be required to confirm your eligibility.